Ground Turkey and Zucchini Pizza Boats

Ingredients

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  ½ lb or 227g

• Zucchini

  Summer squash, includes skin, raw

  6 small or 708g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  1 cup or 257g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Whole milk

  1 ½ cup, shredded or 168g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ⅓ cup or 27g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  2 tbsp, leaves or 6g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F . Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat liner, set aside.
2. In a sauté pan over medium-high heat brown the turkey. Drain the grease and set aside.
3. Cut each zucchini into halves through the length (if they don't lie flat trim a thin portion from bottoms so that they will lie mostly flat). Pat insides dry with paper towels. Align on prepared baking sheet.
4. In a bowl stir together olive oil and minced garlic then brush lightly over tops of zucchini. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste then brush a slightly with 1 heaping tbsp marinara sauce over each zucchini, leaving a small rim near edges uncoated.
5. Sprinkle tops evenly with mozzarella cheese, and then with parmesan cheese. Top with cooked ground turkey.
6. Bake for 12-18 minutes (bake time will vary depending on how thick your zucchini are and how crisp/tender you want them).
7. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped oregano. Serve warm and enjoy!